TY  - JOUR
AB  - Purpose– The purpose of this study is to examine similar and/or different perspectives on, and practices of online-learning interaction as projected by the participating educators who are from either Korea or the USA. Design/methodology/approach– In this study, the authors analyzed how college instructors from two countries, Korea and the USA, consider the role of online-learning interaction in their students' learning by interviewing nine instructors from both countries. The authors examined the educators' responses using constructivism and Confucianism as the frame of reference. Findings– The analysis showed that the US instructors tend to focus on learner-to-learner interaction, whereas Korean instructors emphasized teacher-to-learner interaction. Korean instructors perceived a gap between ideal and reality in integrating interaction as a part of online activities in the course. Originality/value– This study focuses on a cross-national comparison of online-learning interaction between Korea and the USA. Thus, it will provide practical ideas for global or multicultural user experiences on online-learning courses.
VL  - 8
IS  - 1
SN  - 2053-535X
DO  - 10.1108/JME-04-2013-0018
UR  - https://doi.org/10.1108/JME-04-2013-0018
AU  - Yoo Sungae
AU  - Jeong Kim Hye
AU  - Young Kwon So
PY  - 2014
Y1  - 2014/01/01
TI  - Between ideal and reality: A different view on online-learning interaction in a cross-national context
T2  - Journal for Multicultural Education
PB  - Emerald Group Publishing Limited
SP  - 13
EP  - 30
Y2  - 2024/04/25
ER  -